Chapter 398
Chapter 398 Plaguewood
Gargamel wasn’t able to be as laid back as he had been during the first half of the trip, now that he was subordinate to Greem.
He used his skills as a potions master to drive away small magical creatures. The smell emanating from the herb pouch dangling from his staff acted as a repellant. It saved the exploration party from plenty of unnecessary fights!
However, Gargamel’s concoction was only effective against magical creatures. It had zero effect on the ordinary woodland beasts. That was when the mercenaries shined.
Love, Rhodes, Fila, and the amateur hunter Neil were more than enough to deal with these ordinary beasts. If a horde of such animals attacked them, the full destructive power of Sabrina the mechanical girl was brought to bear. It didn’t matter how ferocious or terrifying these non-magical beasts were. They were still no more than pieces of flesh that Sabrina slaughtered and disassembled at will.
If they hadn’t been concerned about drawing the attention of the more powerful magical creatures, Sabrina could have single-handedly exterminated an entire pack of two hundred wolves without taking a single scratch.
Her magical defenses made her an impressive, god-like existence in the eyes of the adventurers. However, her power was next to nothing to the adepts. She didn’t even dare breathe loudly when walking behind them, and obediently obeyed their every order. Even the frail and skinny Gargamel confidently ordered Sabrina about, despite how much it seemed like he could be blown away by a strong gust of wind.
The party advanced at a much faster speed with Gargamel’s help. Just three days later, they approached their destination.
Multi-dimensional scene construction!
It was an enhanced means of visual sensory input that Greem had obtained as his powers increased.
Greem had only been able to see things in a straight line with his vision. Things that were obscured and hidden behind other objects weren’t visible. However, the improvement of his abilities and the increasing strength of his Spiritual senses now allowed him to ‘see’ anything he wanted, even if they were obscured by something else.
Of course, this was only possible if there was no energy interference or walls that were too thick for his Spirit to penetrate!
The existence of this new ability meant that he no longer had blind spots in battle. It didn’t matter where the enemy struck from. Any angle, any direction. Greem would always be able to react to it with the most appropriate action. Either with a counter-attack, a guard, or simply dodging the attack.
“Come closer; I’ll bring you inside!”
Greem whispered to his subordinates. Once Gargamel and Sabrina came close enough, he grabbed their shoulders, and all three of them vanished in a sudden explosion of fire.
The next second, a pillar of fire blasted into the air of a dark corner where the bats didn’t dare go. Greem and his subordinates reappeared in the darkness.
Gargamel was fine. With his potent Spirit, he had been able to endure nausea caused by the sudden spatial shift. Meanwhile, this was the first time Sabrina had experienced a spell as strange as Fire Teleportation. She was only a pseudo-adept, after all. Sabrina felt her throat run dry and the scene in front of her eyes blur. She stumbled and had to lean against a pillar to rest for a moment.
“Come on. Two cute little babies are waiting for us up ahead!”
Greem chuckled and took the lead in entering the pitch-black tunnel.